A season that was supposed to be defined by parity instead ended with the two most iconic brands in women’s basketball meeting in the national title game and UConn adding a historic record 12th title. Those programs once again top the field in this way-too-early look at 2025-26. As is tradition in these power rankings,…
Paige Bueckers ran off the court at Spokane Arena with a smile splitting her face and a Final Four hat perched atop her head. She waved to the crowd and headed for the UConn locker room. The second-seeded Huskies had just beaten No. 1 seeded USC on Monday night behind Bueckers’ 31 points. Little girls…
This article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation across sport about the key players, front offices, teams, franchises and much more. What better way to commemorate the 40-year anniversary of the NCAA Tournament’s expansion to 64 teams than to create a flawless, universally beloved ranking of every men’s basketball champion in that…
GLASTONBURY, Conn. — It’s mid-afternoon on a Sunday and, from the front of Dan Hurley’s house, you can turn around and look clear across Connecticut. Over Manchester, over South Windsor, over Enfield, all the way to Massachusetts. Hundreds of miles. In the distance, the horizon line is cut by national parks in Vermont. Hurley once…
HARTFORD, Conn. — As USC’s bench emptied onto the XL Center floor, with the No. 7 Trojans having defeated the No. 4 UConn Huskies 72-70, JuJu Watkins’ hands shot to the sky. Basking in her 25-point performance that lifted USC past UConn for the first time in school history, Watkins turned to the small section…
Within the past year, Paige Bueckers has expanded the scope of what it means to be a college athlete. She played in a Final Four but also became an equity partner in Unrivaled, designed her own player-edition sneaker for Nike and appeared courtside throughout the country at various sporting events. In the new name, image and…